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Patented Mar. 2|, I899.

L. H. LEADAM. TREE FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

(Application filed Apr. 7, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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LIONEL II. LEADAM, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

TREE FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621,423, dated March21, 1899.

Application filed April '7, 1898. Serial No. 676,759. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LIONEL H. LEADAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Trees for Boots or Shoes,'

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to trees for boots and shoes; and it consists inthe peculiar and advantageous construction hereinafter described,and'particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a section illustrating themanner in which my improved tree is placed in a shoe. Fig. 2 isaperspective View of the tree. Fig. 3 is a detail transverse sectiontaken in the plane indicated by the line 00 x of Fig. 1.

In the said drawings similar letters designate corresponding parts inall of the several views, referring to which A designates the toe orfront member of my improved tree, which is of a form to give propershape to the vamp of a shoe and is provided in its rear end with a kerfa.

B designates the heel or rear member, which has its forward portionbifurcated, as indicated by b, and also has a transverse pin c bridgingthe bifurcation at a point adjacent to the forward end thereof, and Odesignates a bar or intermediate member, which is arranged intermediateof the toe and heel members and has for its purpose to connect saidmembers and also to thrust the same in opposite directions, so as toproperly stretch, flatten, and straighten the sole and shape the upperof a shoe and fix the tree in the same. The said bar 0 has its rear endarranged in the bifurcation of the heel member and its forward endarranged in the kerf a of the toe member A and pivotally connectedthereto by a transverse pin d, let into one side of the member, as bestshown in Fig. 2. It also has a longitudinal transversely-disposed slote, which receives the pin 0 of heel member B, and aplurality ofapertures f, which intersect the slot 6 and are arranged about theproportional distance illustrated apart. These apertures f are designedto receive a pin g, which, for the sake of lessening the liability of itbeing misplaced or lost, is looselyconnected with the bar 0 by a chain hafter the manner shown.

In using my improved tree the heel member B and bar 0 are held inalinement and used as a handle for the convenient introduction of themember A to the forward portion of a shoe. The member B is then swungdown into the position shown in Fig. 1, after which the bar 0 is used asa lever and its rear end is depressed until the pin crests in adeadcenter, with the pin cl and the point at which the memberB bearsagainst the shoe. When this is done, the members A B will be thrust inopposite directions in the shoe and when let remain therein will removeall wrinkles and straighten the sole and keep the shoe in perfect shape.When it is desired to remove the tree, it is simply necessary to graspthe rear end of chain it and raise the member B, when the tree may bereadily withdrawn.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings the. pin 0 of member B is shown asarranged to bear against the forward wall of the slot 6 on member O toadapt the tree for use in the smallest size of shoe. WVhen it is desiredto increase the length of the tree, and thereby adapt it for use inshoes of larger size, it is simply necessary to place the pin 9 of thebar 0 in one of the apertures f at a suitable distance from the rearendof the bar and arrange the pin 0 of member B in rear of said pin g. Withthe parts thus arranged the operation will be the same as beforedescribed, except that the pin 0 will have its bearing against the pininstead of against the forward wall of slot 6.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that the tree is adapted to bequickly and easily placed in and removed from avshoe and is adapted toperform the functions ascribed to it in an efficient manner. It willalso be appreciated that the construction is very simple and admits ofthe members A B and the bar 0 being formed of wood, preferably of hardwood. From this it follows that the device as a whole may be producedvery cheaply. Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. Theherein-described tree for boots and shoes comprising the toe or forwardmember,a

heel or rear member bifurcated at its forward end and having a pinextending across the bifurcation, and a bar pivotally connected with thetoe member and adapted to rest in the bifurcation of the heel member andhaving a longitudinal slot receiving the pin of the heel member and alsohaving a device adjustable in the direction of its length for engagingthe pin of the heel member, substantially as specified.

2. The herein-described tree for boots and shoes comprising the toe orforward member,a heel or rear member, bifurcated at its forward end andhaving the pin 0 extending across the bifurcation, a bar pivotallyconnected to the toe member and adapted to rest in the bifurcation ofthe heel member and havingalongitudinal slot, receiving the pin of theheel member, and a plurality of apertures intersecting said slot, and apin adapted to be arranged in said apertures to form a bearing for thepin a of the heel member, substan tially as specified.

3. In a tree for boots and shoes, a heel or secting the slot, and a pinadapted to be ar-' ranged in said apertures; in combination with a toemember pivotally connected to the intermediate member,substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LIONEL II. LEADAM.

Witnesses:

EDWIN A. OVERTON, JOSEPH P. LovETT.

